The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.
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The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument from the Middle East that has no frets and typically features 11 strings arranged in six groups, though some versions have different configurations. It's classified as a type of short-neck lute and is a fundamental instrument in Middle Eastern music traditions.
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- Oud crafted by Emmanuel Venious in 1998
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- string
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- String instruments Necked bowl lutes
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- Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum
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- Islamic Golden Age
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- Crafting and playing the Oud
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- Iran and Syria
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- 01867
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17 sectionsContents
- Names and etymology
- History
- Musical instruments from pre-history
- Spread of oud to Europe
- Origins theory from religious and philosophical beliefs
- Central Asia
- Types
- Arabian oud, Turkish oud, and Persian barbat
- Tuning
- Zenne oud
- Oud arbi and oud ramal
- Oud kumethra
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The oud ( ; , ) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.
The oud is similar to other types of lute, and to Western lutes which developed out of the Medieval Islamic oud. Similar instruments have been used in the Middle East, some predating Islam, such as the barbat from Persia. Different versions of the oud are used in Arabia, Turkey, and other Middle Eastern and Balkan regions. The oud, as a fundamental difference with the western lute, has no frets and a smaller neck. It is the direct successor of the Persian barbat lute. The oldest surviving oud is thought to be in Brussels, at the Museum of Musical Instruments.
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